Weekend Plans
Want to attend a Dog Hair Cutting Festival with my wife Julia and me this weekend? How about a Mule Ride. You might get a good one. You may not. Fun like Russian roulette!
You can tell Julia and I have a little too much time on our hands this weekend. She wrote an invitation to our neighbor P to join us for any or none… Continue reading
Steve Edwards and I Talk Mule Rambling, Saddles and Hoof Boots
Had a great online chat today with Steve Edwards about some of my long distance rides. Steve is the owner of Queen Valley Mule Ranch. In addition to be being a great saddle maker (I used one of his saddles on my latest mule voyage) he sure knows his mule. A few of the topics we… Continue reading
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What Mule Cracker Taught me at Leatherwood Mule Days
You can ride a mule 2,300 miles through America and still bomb the trail class.
This weekend, my wife Julia and I attended Leatherwood Mule Days in Ferguson, North Carolina, about half an hour from our farm. It was a reminder of how… Continue reading
Wall Tent Mule Ramble Weekend
Howdy Monday. We had stormy weather here at headquarters last week. Our wall tent got flooded and so did our lower pasture. A shallow ditch in front of the wall tent should keep things dry up the road and the sun will do the rest. Still, we’re having some beautiful weather. Days have been in the mid-seventies and lows have dipped into the upper thirties. We got a frost… Continue reading
Weekend Wishes
Have a great weekend from Cracker and me.
Buck and Smile
Sometimes, life throws a little buck your way. The best reaction is to stay balanced and grin. The photo above is of Brick sneaking in a little heels-up action at last week’s Ty Evan’s clinic at Leatherwood in Ferguson, NC. She did great and we learned a lot. I guess she’s recovered from her 2,300 mile walk from our farm in western North Carolina to Idaho.
Great big… Continue reading
Found: Great Pair of Legs at Food Lion
You never know who you’ll meet in the produce aisle…
Queen Valley Mule Ranch Saddle Review
This ia a review of how my Queen Valley Mule Ranch (QVM) Trail Lite saddle performed when I rode it 7 months and 2,300 miles from North Carolina to Idaho.
I may be calling… Continue reading
Blondes
My borrowed look for the day. I’m thinking of growing my beard out to match.